Day 270 – Normal Day on the Beach

 

A common sighting on the beach at Byron Bay.

Day 269 – Sunrise Tie-dye

“Too bad it’s cloudy”. I heard that more than once as I was out shooting some pre-dawn/sunrise shots. ‘Thank goodness it’s cloudy’ is more how I felt. I love the deep purple/pink and blue tones created by the big dark clouds colliding with the sun’s spilling light.

 

Day 268 – Racing the Sun

 

We had a couple of days in Byron Bay this week, to meet up with the family on a short holiday. I got up extra early this morning, in an effort to beat the sun to the beach. I won, it was still a bit dark when I took my first step into the ocean. Such a glorious time of day, not to mention a photographic delight. I spent the next hour(ish) taking advantage of the sun’s steady approach on the horizon.

It was time well spent but now I must rest my weary head.

Day 267 – Sand Artist

 

Giving me a wave as I snapped a few pics of his clever art work.

Day 254 – Smooth as glass

Day 232 – Catching a Wave

 

We sat for several minutes watching the surfers at Point Lookout. For the most part, they didn’t do anything exciting…the water was such a beautiful blue and the occasional passing by of a dolphin, sea turtle or manta ray made it all worthwhile.

Day 231 – Crab House

 

I love beach treasures. Photography has given me a new way to “collect” these little treasures.

Day 230 – Every day should start like this…

 

Enough said.

Day 229 – Calamari

 

I found this little guy stranded in a tiny bit of residual water left from high tide this morning. I took a couple of photos, then sent him gently into the waves. Ironically enough, I had salt and pepper calamari for lunch.

Day 228 – Straddie

We have taken a little trip to Stradbroke Island for a few days. This morning I played with shutter speed on my tripod at sunrise. Will probably post a week’s worth of photos from this trip once I’m back to the mainland.